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Language & Literacy 1

Language & Literacy: for Young Children Beverly Gray ECE 315: Language Development in Young Children (CNE1124A) Instructor Jason Pieratt July 11,2011

Language & Literacy 2 This paper will discuss developmentally appropriate methodologies in teaching language and literacy to young children across a developmental curriculum. Also to be discussed will be the aspects/knowledge’s of language, language diversity and Theoretical Perspectives. In the Beginning There is now evidence that it is never too early to teach a child.Through research it has been discovered that the infant even before he/she is born can hear sound and as we know that is how we acquire language, by hearing spoken words. According to Otto (2010), language development begins when language speakers assume that an infant is a participating partner in conversational settings, even though it is months before the child is able to begin using conventional



References: 1) Dodge, D. (2004) Early childhood curriculum models (from Childcare Information Exchange) retrieved from www.childcareexchange.com 2) Lomeo-Smrtic,C. (April 21,2008) An early childhood practitioners guide: developmentally appropriate literacy practices for preschool-age children Taken from Educator’s Voice Retrieved from: www.nysut.org on July 6,2011 3) Morrison,G (2009) Early childhood education today (11th Edition) Pearson Education Upper Saddle River, NJ 4) Otto, B. (2010) Language development in early childhood (3rd Edition) Pearson Education Upper Saddle River, NJ 5) York,S. (1991) Roots & wings affirming culture in early childhood programs Redleaf Press St.Paul, Mn. Others: 7) (n.g.) (1998) Learning to read and write: developmentally appropriate practices for young children Retrieved from: www.readingrockets.org

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